I'm just reading a book on Chi Running by Danny Dreyer and I'm thinking of giving it a go combined with base training.
It looks a little like pose running but there are some subtle differences.
I'm just wondering whether anyone has tried it and what they thought of it.
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To be fair it is an old groin injury that flaired up and probably not just down to the change in running style but it might well have aggrivated it. However I don't know if I'd remained a heel striker or if I'd had coaching, not just relying on the book, if it would have occured.
It takes a while, but it's coming together for me now and my running is more relaxed and easier. There are some major differences between Chi and Pose running - mostly in the relaxed leg style I think, and perhaps in the emphasis on running from the core.
It's important to do the drills and body sensing exersizes, Catherina who did the workshop I attended kept emphasising - form first, then distance, then speed. It's hard to go right back to basics in that way but may well pay off in the long run.
Sorry to hear of your injury though...hope you get back out there soon...
I haven't really got into the book yet but once I get to the instruction bit I'll give it a try...
<<<providing I pass the course>>>
I was thinking about doing it myself as I'm now a qualified PT but still working full time...I just thought it might be good to have someone UK based and you seem to have had the same thought...how much will you charge? ...and where are you based?
Catherina charges £100 per person per one day workshop - to me that's a lot of money! Having said that, I feel that it was money well spent in my case, so maybe others would think the same????
I might well be interested in doing a workshop...South Wales is nearer than Ireland that's for sure!!!
Now we just need a few more and we can get on with it!!!
Disappointing (
It's a proposed change in the way we run and it is supposed to help reduce / eliminate injuries and make running easier (I'm up for a bit of that!!!) In any case I'm interested enough to consider it...
So not necessarily a commercial product but I guess a lot of training methods cost money to learn...
All the info is in the book but it must be beneficial to have the opinion of a third party.
Also the web site has a forum section where you can get free advice. I've found them very helpful.
GKWSL - let us know how you get on...
This is the key to running injury free and energy efficient but it doesn't have to be the sole property of specialist running methods. Why not add one drill session a week and see the improvements you can get.
But sometimes it all comes together for a good few seconds, and that is magnificent. It's the hope of injury-free running that keeps me trying to learn. I love running and I hate being prevented by injury.
I find that some of the elements of Tai Chi, such as posture and inner strength, transfer to other parts of my life anyway so do I really need this?
I suppose what I am asking is how does Chi running overlap with Tai Chi or are they completely different disiplines?
It was developed from a knowledge of Tai Chi.